18 Best fantasy books like A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1) by Scott Reintgen

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A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

By: Scott Reintgen

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

One of Us is Lying meets A Deadly Education in this fantasy thriller that follows six teenage wizar…

If you liked the fantasy plot in A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1) by Scott Reintgen , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

1. The Familiar

By: Leigh Bardugo

3.84

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent, and creator of the Grishavers… read more

Similar categories in Leigh Bardugo's The Familiar book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"But let it be my ambition and not my fear that seals my fate."

-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar

"There was nothing more dangerous than a woman witha pen in her hand."

-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar

"She was allowed to want more for herself. And even if she wasn't, she would find a way to get it."

-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar

"And you're not afraid...of the devil? Of his minions? "Fear men, Luzia," he said. "Fear their ambition and the crimes they commit in its service. But don't fear magic or what you may do with it."

-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar

Cover of Sweet Nightmare (The Calder Academy, #1) by Tracy Wolff

2. Sweet Nightmare (The Calder Academy, #1)

By: Tracy Wolff

3.66

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The scariest school on earth Is about to experience real fear… Most schools are about being the… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Wolff's Sweet Nightmare (The Calder Academy, #1) book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth #1) by Kristen Ciccarelli

3. Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth #1)

By: Kristen Ciccarelli

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a deva… read more

Similar categories in Kristen Ciccarelli's Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth #1) book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I hate you, Gideon Sharpe. I hate you so much, it hurts. And if you don’t open this door, i"

-Kristen Ciccarelli, Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth #1)

Cover of A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1) by Danielle L. Jensen

4. A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)

By: Danielle L. Jensen

3.99

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king—while also … read more

Similar categories in Danielle L. Jensen's A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1) book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"You are mine, Born-in-Fire. Even if only the two of us know it."

-Danielle L. Jensen, A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)

"You don't attack the strong when you're weak, Freya. You bide your time."

-Danielle L. Jensen, A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)

"I will be at your back until I cross the threshold to Valhalla, Born-in-Fire, whether you want me there or not."

-Danielle L. Jensen, A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)

"Letting go of my hand, he reached up to touch my face, thumb brushing across the line Vragi’s knife had left on my cheek. “Where is your husband?" What makes you think I’m wed?"

-Danielle L. Jensen, A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)

Cover of Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe by Steve Sheinkin

5. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • survival
  • audiobook
Cover of These Deadly Prophecies by Andrea Tang

6. These Deadly Prophecies

By: Andrea Tang

3.43

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A teenage sorcerer’s apprentice must solve her boss’s murder in order to prove her innocence in thi… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Tang's These Deadly Prophecies book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis

7. Dreadful

By: Caitlin Rozakis

3.72

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

A sharp-witted, high fantasy farce featuring killer moat squid, toxic masculinity, evil wizards and… read more

Similar categories in Caitlin Rozakis's Dreadful book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • magic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Gug." Ah, monosyllables, his old friend. They would always be there, even when all other concepts of fundamental liguistics deserted him."

-Caitlin Rozakis, Dreadful

"It occured to him that a spell to make one's enemies into idiots via the power of breasts might be immensely helpful. Then again, it might not be a spell. It might have only been the breasts."

-Caitlin Rozakis, Dreadful

Cover of A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1) by Scott Reintgen

8. A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

By: Scott Reintgen

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

One of Us is Lying meets A Deadly Education in this fantasy thriller that follows six teenage wizar… read more

Similar categories in Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1) book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • survival
  • teen
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1) by Katherine  Quinn

9. To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1)

By: Katherine Quinn

3.83

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The instant New York Times bestseller Britannia meets The Mist―with a touch of Evil Dead―in this… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Quinn's To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1) book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Tell me a secret, then. One you can part with."

-Katherine Quinn, To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1)

"One taste, and a thousand deaths you shall receive."

-Katherine Quinn, To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1)

"I could never count on people, but books... they don't lie or betray you."

-Katherine Quinn, To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1)

"It was greater than divinity, than magic. What I felt for her was infinite."

-Katherine Quinn, To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1)

Cover of Heavenbreaker by Sara Wolf

10. Heavenbreaker

By: Sara Wolf

3.72

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Preorder now and receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last―featuring gorgeous… read more

Similar categories in Sara Wolf's Heavenbreaker book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Masquerade of the Heart (Garden of the Cursed, #2) by Katy Rose Pool

11. Masquerade of the Heart (Garden of the Cursed, #2)

By: Katy Rose Pool

3.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Cursebreaker Marlow Briggs must deal with the aftermath of her fake romance with one of the most po… read more

Similar categories in Katy Rose Pool's Masquerade of the Heart (Garden of the Cursed, #2) book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Five Broken Blades (The Broken Blades, #1) by Mai Corland

12. Five Broken Blades (The Broken Blades, #1)

By: Mai Corland

3.84

Format: 474 pages, Hardcover

It’s the season for treason… The king of Yusan must die. The five most dangerous liars in th… read more

Similar categories in Mai Corland's Five Broken Blades (The Broken Blades, #1) book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"In short: I'm awake, hungry, and doomed. -Sora"

-Mai Corland, Five Broken Blades (The Broken Blades, #1)

"I hoped. And hope is a jagged knife. Hope pieces together dreams out of broken glass only for reality to come and smash them all over again. Hope is the cruelest punishment of them all."

-Mai Corland, Five Broken Blades (The Broken Blades, #1)

"When Yuri said it was a girl, I hoped. And hope is a jagged knife. Hope pieces together dreams out of broken glass only for reality to come and smash them all over again. Hope is the cruelest punishm…"

-Mai Corland, Five Broken Blades (The Broken Blades, #1)

Cover of Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew

13. Your Blood, My Bones

By: Kelly Andrew

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A seductively twisted romance about loyalty, fate, the lengths we go to hide the darkest parts of o… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Andrew's Your Blood, My Bones book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Curious Tides (Drowned Gods, #1) by Pascale Lacelle

14. Curious Tides (Drowned Gods, #1)

By: Pascale Lacelle

3.82

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

Ninth House meets A Deadly Education in this gorgeous dark academia fantasy following a teen mage w… read more

Similar categories in Pascale Lacelle's Curious Tides (Drowned Gods, #1) book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"A book was all it ever took to hold him captive."

-Pascale Lacelle, Curious Tides (Drowned Gods, #1)

"Naturally, nothing contented him more than libraries."

-Pascale Lacelle, Curious Tides (Drowned Gods, #1)

Cover of Garden of the Cursed (Garden of the Cursed, #1) by Katy Rose Pool

15. Garden of the Cursed (Garden of the Cursed, #1)

By: Katy Rose Pool

4.07

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this thrilling YA fantasy/mystery duology from award-winning author Katy Pool, cursebreaker Marl… read more

Similar categories in Katy Rose Pool's Garden of the Cursed (Garden of the Cursed, #1) book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Darkness Within Us (The Shadows Between Us, #2) by Tricia Levenseller

16. The Darkness Within Us (The Shadows Between Us, #2)

By: Tricia Levenseller

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Chrysantha Stathos has won. By hiding her intelligence and ambition behind the mask of a beautif… read more

Similar categories in Tricia Levenseller's The Darkness Within Us (The Shadows Between Us, #2) book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I know you have options." "And those options will be taken away the second I marry. I will be beholden to my husband." "But you will be wealthy." "Is that what you'd choose? Bondage over freedom for …"

-Tricia Levenseller, The Darkness Within Us (The Shadows Between Us, #2)

Cover of Star Splitter by Matthew J. Kirby

17. Star Splitter

By: Matthew J. Kirby

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Crash-landed on a desolate planet lightyears from Earth, sixteen-year-old Jessica Mathers must unra… read more

Similar categories in Matthew J. Kirby's Star Splitter book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde

18. The Wren in the Holly Library

By: K.A. Linde

3.79

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Can you love the dark when you know what it hides? Some things aren’t supposed to exist outside … read more

Similar categories in K.A. Linde's The Wren in the Holly Library book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lilies by Quinn Diacon-Furtado

19. The Lilies

By: Quinn Diacon-Furtado

3.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of The Atlas Six and One of Us Is Lying, this queer dark academia mystery-thriller… read more

Similar categories in Quinn Diacon-Furtado's The Lilies book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2) by Lauren  Roberts

20. Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

By: Lauren Roberts

4.09

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

The kingdom of Ilya is in turmoil… After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gra… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Roberts's Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2) book and Scott Reintgen's A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Tell me you hate me, and I'll still count every heartbeat, every freckle, every shiver of your body, if only you say it with a smile."

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

"I'd be a fool to not fear something so fierce." I swallow. "And are you not? A fool, that is." He stands then, holding my gaze until he's the one looking down on me. "Not anymore."

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

"I may be a monster, but if you cut me, I'll bleed. And if you break my heart, Pae, you'll break me. So, if even a sliver of your soul longs for mine, I'll spend the rest of my life trying to deserve …"

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

"You asked me what my favorite color was once. I'd never even pondered the answer to that question before you. And yet, I realized in that moment that it was blue." He bends to brush a kiss to my temp…"

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

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4.22

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Allison Saft

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